Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 225 (8th November 2024)
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey discusses the central bank's decision to cut its benchmark interest rate to 4.75%, and the impact tariffs from the US could have on the UK economy following the re-election of Donald Trump.
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Trump 2.0 will have a massive impact on Big Tech, AI, chips and more—in Silicon Valley and beyond Text
Friday Reading Edition 225 (8th November 2024)
A rundown of what Trump 2.0 probably means for issues such as AI, antitrust, and semiconductors – Trump has expressed views on a variety of important tech topics, and it is also reasonable to take into account the views and motivations of key advisors including Elon Musk, who has emerged in the last few months of the presidential campaign as one of Trump’s most important and trusted allies.
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Friday Reading Edition 225 (8th November 2024)
Trump questioned the value of the NATO alliance to the US, expressed extreme scepticism as to the benefits for the US of supporting Ukraine in its defence against Russia, and asserted that he will bring the conflict to a swift end. These positions are fundamentally at odds with those of the UK as recapitulated by the Labour government since its election in the summer.
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Friday Reading Edition 225 (8th November 2024)
Donald Trump’s election victory will bring immediate costs for US allies, and will remake the map of American partnership.
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Friday Reading Edition 225 (8th November 2024)
Just released – A combination of underlying political tensions in various regions is leading to a more destabilised global order. How can directors reliably assess both the short and long-term impact and consequences of so varied and amorphous a set of issues on their businesses?
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Friday Reading Edition 225 (8th November 2024)
Trump won a personal victory in the 2024 election, sweeping all the swing states, improving his vote share just about everywhere, and—unlike his 2016 victory—garnering an outright majority of the popular vote.
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Friday Reading Edition 224 (1st November 2024)
The lack of any mention in the 2024 UK annual Budget of a consultation period to look at making the UK a domicile friendly to captives has been highlighted as a missed opportunity by market commentators.
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Friday Reading Edition 224 (1st November 2024)
As chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils Labour's high-stakes overhaul of the UK's public finances, experts unpack the key policies for business.
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Friday Reading Edition 224 (1st November 2024)
Increases in taxes and borrowing are not costless and the spending plans after 2025-26 are unlikely to survive contact with reality.
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Friday Reading Edition 224 (1st November 2024)
The first budget from a Labour chancellor in a decade and a half was characterised by record tax hikes, substantially increased borrowing and a generous envelope for public services – but the effects may take more than one electoral cycle to be felt.
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